Kind of curious what people think, or what they've seen.
All the general advise is that tortoises can't swim and owners need to be careful so that they don't drown. I have a large semi-aquatic terrarium with a large land part and a little four inch deep pond part with a sloped/walkable bottom so that my two torts can walk in and walk out. Well, surprise, surprise, they hopped in and swam across the tank and hung out in some of the plants for a while before swimming back and hopping back out again. I thought maybe it was because they were still little and could float, but then I came across a reference to a book on redfoots that said they do swim in their native environment. http://www.amazon.com/dp/3899736036/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
If the book weren't $80 I'd totally buy it.
Thoughts?
All the general advise is that tortoises can't swim and owners need to be careful so that they don't drown. I have a large semi-aquatic terrarium with a large land part and a little four inch deep pond part with a sloped/walkable bottom so that my two torts can walk in and walk out. Well, surprise, surprise, they hopped in and swam across the tank and hung out in some of the plants for a while before swimming back and hopping back out again. I thought maybe it was because they were still little and could float, but then I came across a reference to a book on redfoots that said they do swim in their native environment. http://www.amazon.com/dp/3899736036/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
If the book weren't $80 I'd totally buy it.
Thoughts?